Colruyt Group NV (Colruyt Group NV) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.34 (As of Sep. 2023)

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Colruyt Group NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $252 Mil. Colruyt Group NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $912 Mil. Colruyt Group NV's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $3,425 Mil. Colruyt Group NV's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.34.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Colruyt Group NV's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CUYTF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.05 Max: 0.59
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Colruyt Group NV was 0.59. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.05.

CUYTF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
65.94% of 276 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs CUYTF: 0.34

Colruyt Group NV Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colruyt Group NV's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Colruyt Group NV Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

0.02

0.07

0.18

0.41

0.54

Colruyt Group NV Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity																0.29	0.41	0.59	0.54	0.34

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Colruyt Group NV's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Colruyt Group NV Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colruyt Group NV's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Colruyt Group NV's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Colruyt Group NV Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Colruyt Group NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(513.383	+	937.473)	/	2687.687
	=	0.54

Colruyt Group NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(252.081	+	911.953)	/	3424.76
	=	0.34

Colruyt Group NV (OTCPK:CUYTF) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Colruyt Group NV (Colruyt Group NV) Business Description

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CUYTY:USA 0N4Y:UK EFC1:Germany COLR:Belgium

Address

Edingensesteenweg 196, Wilgenveld, Halle, BEL, B-1500

Website

https://www.colruytgroup.com

Colruyt NV Formerly Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV is a Belgian-based family owned food retailer with nearly 30,000 employees and more than 530 stores (460 stores in Belgium and 76 in France) that traces its origins back to 1928. Aside from its flagship Colruyt supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg (60% of sales), it generates 16% of sales under separate banners from neighbourhood stores, biosupermarkets, covered markets, and family and seasonal stores. Its food service and wholesale businesses account for a further 18% of sales. Colruyt also owns DATS 24 filling stations, and a green energy business, generating electricity from wind turbines, solar panels, and biomass.

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